23rd Seanad
{{short description|Members of the Seanad from 2007 to 2011}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
|name = 23rd Seanad
|image = Oireachtas logo.svg
|image_size = 100px
|body = Seanad Éireann
|country = Ireland
|meeting_place = Leinster House
|term_start = 13 September 2007
|term_end = 20 April 2011
|before = 22nd Seanad
|after = 24th Seanad
|membership1 = 60
|chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach
|chamber1_leader1 = Pat Moylan (FF)
|chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach
|chamber1_leader2 = Paddy Burke (FG)
|chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the
Seanad
|chamber1_leader3 = Donie Cassidy (FF)
|government = {{ubl|27th government of Ireland (2007–2008)|28th government of Ireland (2008–2011)}}
|session1_start = 13 September 2007
|session1_end = 10 July 2008
|session2_start = 30 September 2008
|session2_end = 15 July 2009
|session3_start = 23 September 2009
|session3_end = 14 July 2010
|session4_start = 29 September 2010
|session4_end = 20 April 2011
}}
The 23rd Seanad was in office from 2007 to 2011. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) took place in July 2007, following the 2007 general election to the 30th Dáil on 24 May.{{cite web |title=Seanad General Election, July 2007 |url=https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/seanad/2007/2007-07-23_seanad-eireann-general-election-results-2007_en.pdf |website=Houses of the Oireachtas |publisher=Government of Ireland |date=2008}} There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians; 6 were elected in two university constituencies; and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach. Under the Constitution of Ireland, a general election for the Seanad was required within 90 days of the dissolution of the 29th Dáil on 30 April 2007. Polls closed on 24 July 2007, and the Taoiseach's nominees were announced by Bertie Ahern on 3 August 2007. The 23rd Seanad first met at Leinster House on 13 September 2007.{{cite web |url=https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2007/september/Ir040907.PDF |title=Iris Oifigiúil |date=4 September 2007 |access-date=4 January 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118063152/http://irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2007/september/Ir040907.PDF |url-status=live }} The term of the 23rd Seanad was from 13 September 2007 to 20 April 2011, remaining in session until the close of poll for the 24th Seanad.
Cathaoirleach
On 13 September 2007, Pat Moylan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Donie Cassidy (FF) and seconded by Dan Boyle (GP). He was elected without a division.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-09-13/3/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 187 No. 1|title=Election of Cathaoirleach|date=13 September 2007}}{{cite news |url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhcwqlgbsnsn |work=Breakingnews.ie |title=Moylan elected as new Cathaoirleach |date=13 September 2007 |access-date=13 September 2007 |archive-date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614042522/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhcwqlgbsnsn |url-status=live }} On 26 September 2007, Paddy Burke (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Frances Fitzgerald (FG) and seconded by Maurice Cummins (FG).{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-09-26/7/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 187 No. 2|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=26 September 2007}}
Composition of the 23rd Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. There are 43 Senators elected by the vocational panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 23rd Seanad first met on 13 September 2007.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|Party|Origin}}
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Vocational panels ! rowspan="2"| NUI ! rowspan="2"| DU ! rowspan="2"| Nominated ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" |Admin
! scope="col" |Agri ! scope="col" |Cult & Educ ! scope="col" |Ind & Comm ! scope="col" |Labour | ||||||||||
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" | |align="left"| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" | |align="left"| Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Labour Party | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Green Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" | |align="left"| Progressive Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |align="left"| Sinn Féin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !! |
= Effect of changes =
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"| Party
!20071 !Nov. 20102 !Mar. 20113 | |
|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|Fianna Fáil||align="right" | 28 ||align="right"| 25||align="right" | 26 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|Fine Gael||align="right" | 14 ||align="right"| 15 ||align="right"| 6 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|Labour Party||align="right" | 6 ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| 2 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" |
|Green Party||align="right" | 2 ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| 3 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
|Sinn Féin||align="right" | 1 ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| 0 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
|Progressive Democrats||align="right" | 2 ||align="right"| 0 ||align="right"| 0 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|Independent||align="right" | 7 ||align="right"| 9 ||align="right"| 8 | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Vacant}}" |
|Vacant||align="right" | 0 ||align="right"| 2 ||align="right"| 15 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | colspan="4" align="center"| 60 |
;Notes
{{refbegin}}
- ^ The 2007 column refers to the state of parties when 23rd Seanad first met in 2007.
- ^ The November 2010 column refers to the state of parties on the dissolution of the 30th Dáil.
- ^ The March 2011 column refers to the state of parties after the 2011 Dáil election.
{{refend}}
= Graphical representation =
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 23rd Seanad in January 2011.
- Note: This was not the official seating plan.
List of senators
{{Seanad member list start}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mark
| lastname = Daly
| articlename = Mark Daly (politician)
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paschal
| lastname = Donohoe
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Camillus
| lastname = Glynn
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Tony
| lastname = Kett
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 19 April 2009
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Nicky
| lastname = McFadden
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Brendan
| lastname = Ryan
| articlename = Brendan Ryan (Dublin politician)
| panel = Administrative
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Diarmuid
| lastname = Wilson
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = James
| lastname = Carroll
| articlename = James Carroll (Louth politician)
| panel = Administrative
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad on 26 November 2009, replacing Tony Kett
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paul
| lastname = Bradford
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paddy
| lastname = Burke
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Leas-Chathaoirleach
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Peter
| lastname = Callanan
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 11 October 2009
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Carty
| articlename = John Carty (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Pearse
| lastname = Doherty
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Sinn Féin
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil Éireann in a by-election on 26 November 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Alan
| lastname = Kelly
| articlename = Alan Kelly (politician)
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the European Parliament on 7 June 2009
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Pat
| lastname = Moylan
| articlename = Pat Moylan (politician)
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Cathaoirleach
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Francis
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename = Francis O'Brien (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John Paul
| lastname = Phelan
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Eugene
| lastname = Regan
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jim
| lastname = Walsh
| articlename = Jim Walsh (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip on 7 July 2010
Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 23 November 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Niall
| lastname = Ó Brolcháin
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Green Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad in a by-election on 14 December 2009, replacing Alan Kelly
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paschal
| lastname = Mooney
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad in a by-election on 19 January 2010, replacing Peter Callanan
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Cecilia
| lastname = Keaveney
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Labhrás
| lastname = Ó Murchú
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip on 7 July 2010
Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 23 November 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ann
| lastname = Ormonde
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Liam
| lastname = Twomey
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Alex
| lastname = White
| articlename = Alex White (Irish politician)
| panel = Cultural and Educational
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Larry
| lastname = Butler
| articlename = Larry Butler (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip on 5 June 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paudie
| lastname = Coffey
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paul
| lastname = Coghlan
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Dominic
| lastname = Hannigan
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Marc
| lastname = MacSharry
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Denis
| lastname = O'Donovan
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Lost the Fianna Fáil party whip on 25 June 2010
Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 19 October 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joe
| lastname = O'Reilly
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Kieran
| lastname = Phelan
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mary
| lastname = White
| articlename = Mary White (Fianna Fáil politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jerry
| lastname = Buttimer
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Donie
| lastname = Cassidy
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Leader of the Seanad
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Maurice
| lastname = Cummins
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Geraldine
| lastname = Feeney
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Frances
| lastname = Fitzgerald
| articlename = Frances Fitzgerald (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Hanafin
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip on 7 July 2010
Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 23 November 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Fidelma
| lastname = Healy Eames
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Terry
| lastname = Leyden
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = McCarthy
| articlename = Michael McCarthy (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ned
| lastname = O'Sullivan
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Phil
| lastname = Prendergast
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Rónán
| lastname = Mullen
| articlename =
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joe
| lastname = O'Toole
| articlename =
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Feargal
| lastname = Quinn
| articlename =
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ivana
| lastname = Bacik
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Joined the Labour Party on 23 September 2009
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = David
| lastname = Norris
| articlename = David Norris (politician)
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Shane
| lastname = Ross
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Dan
| lastname = Boyle
| articlename = Dan Boyle (politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Green Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Martin
| lastname = Brady
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ivor
| lastname = Callely
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip on 5 June 2010
Resigned from the Fianna Fáil party on 24 August 2010{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0825/callelyi.html|title=Boyle urges Callely to resign from Seanád|work=RTÉ News|date=25 August 2010|access-date=25 August 2010|archive-date=26 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826140641/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0825/callelyi.html|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ciarán
| lastname = Cannon
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Progressive Democrats
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Joined Fine Gael on 24 March 2009
Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Maria
| lastname = Corrigan
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Déirdre
| lastname = de Búrca
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Green Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Resigned from the Seanad on 12 February 2010
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Ellis
| articlename = John Ellis (Fianna Fáil politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Eoghan
| lastname = Harris
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Lisa
| lastname = McDonald
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Brian
| lastname = Ó Domhnaill
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Fiona
| lastname = O'Malley
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Progressive Democrats
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Sat as an independent on dissolution of the Progressive Democrats in December 2009
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mark
| lastname = Dearey
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Green Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Appointed on 23 February 2010, replacing Déirdre de Búrca
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Darragh
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Nominated on 4 March 2011 to fill vacancy
}}
{{end}}
Changes
Fourteen senators were elected to the 31st Dáil at the general election on 25 February 2011.
{{Constituency changes start|con=Panel}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 24
|month = March
|year = 2009
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss = Progressive Democrats
|note = Ciarán Cannon joins Fine Gael{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0324/cannonc.html|title=Cannon formally joins Fine Gael|date=24 March 2009|work=RTÉ News|access-date=25 March 2009|archive-date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327114511/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0324/cannonc.html|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 19
|month = April
|year = 2009
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Death of Tony Kett{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-04-22/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 195 No. 1|title=Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy|date=22 April 2009}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 7
|month = June
|year = 2009
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Alan Kelly elected to the European Parliament{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-06-09/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 195 No. 15|title=Resignation of Member|date=9 June 2009}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = September
|year = 2009
|con = Dublin University
|gain = Labour Party (Ireland)
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = Ivana Bacik takes Labour Party whip{{cite web|url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2248&ConstID=209|title=Ms. Ivana Bacik|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=14 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407201938/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2248&ConstID=209|archive-date=7 April 2010|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 11
|month = October
|year = 2009
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Death of Peter Callanan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-10-13/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 197 No. 6|title=Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy|date=13 October 2009}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 26
|month = November
|year = 2009
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss =
|note = James Carroll elected unopposed, succeeding Tony Kett{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-10-15/7/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 197 No. 6|title=Issue of Writ: Motions|date=15 October 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-11-25/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 198 No. 7|title=Election of Member|date=25 November 2009}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 11
|month = December
|year = 2009
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Progressive Democrats
|note = Fiona O'Malley becomes an independent on dissolution of the Progressive Democrats{{cite web|url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=1836&ConstID=210|title=Ms. Fiona O'Malley|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=14 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426171433/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=1836&ConstID=210|archive-date=26 April 2012|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 14
|month = December
|year = 2009
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain = Green Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Niall Ó Brolcháin elected in a by-election, replacing Alan Kelly{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-12-15/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 199 No. 7|title=Election of Member|date=15 December 2009}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 19
|month = January
|year = 2010
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss =
|note = Paschal Mooney elected in a by-election, replacing Peter Callanan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-11-12/4/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 198 No. 3|title=Issue of Writ: Motion|date=12 November 2009}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/mooney-re-elected-to-seanad-1.851966|title=Mooney re-elected to Seanad|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=19 January 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-01-20/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 200 No. 1|title=Election of Member|date=20 January 2010}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 12
|month = February
|year = 2010
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Green Party (Ireland)
|note = Déirdre de Búrca resigns from the Seanad
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = February
|year = 2010
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Green Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Mark Dearey appointed, replacing Déirdre de Búrca{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0223/127955-politics/|title=Green councillor nominated to Seanad|work=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=23 February 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-02-23/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 201 No. 1|title=Election of Member|date=23 February 2010}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 26
|month = May
|year = 2010
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Death of Kieran Phelan{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0526/131488-phelank/|title=Senator Kieran Phelan dies suddenly|work=RTÉ News|date=26 May 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-11-17/8/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 205 No. 13|title=Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy|date=17 November 2010}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 5
|month = June
|year = 2010
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Larry Butler resigns the Fianna Fáil party whip{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0605/131881-callelyi_butlerl/|title=Ivor Callely resigns FF party whip|work=RTÉ News|date=5 June 2010}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 5
|month = June
|year = 2010
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Ivor Callely resigns the Fianna Fáil party whip
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = June
|year = 2010
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Denis O'Donovan loses the Fianna Fáil party whip{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0707/133083-civilpartnership/|title= FF senators in row over Civil Partnership Bill|work=RTÉ News|date=7 July 2010|access-date=12 October 2021|archive-date=10 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710090853/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0707/civilpartnership.html|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 7
|month = July
|year = 2010
|con = Labour Panel
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = John Hanafin resigns the Fianna Fáil party whip in opposition to Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 7
|month = July
|year = 2010
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Jim Walsh resigns the Fianna Fáil party whip in opposition to Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 7
|month = July
|year = 2010
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Labhrás Ó Murchú resigns the Fianna Fáil party whip in opposition to Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 24
|month = August
|year = 2010
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss =
|note = Ivor Callely resigns from the Fianna Fáil party after expenses controversy
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 19
|month = October
|year = 2010
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = Denis O'Donovan rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1020/1224281544135.html|title=Fianna Fáil boycott of RTÉ's 'Frontline' proposed|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=20 October 2010|access-date=23 January 2011|archive-date=13 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113070521/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1020/1224281544135.html|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = November
|year = 2010
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = Jim Walsh rejoins the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1123/294741-fiannafail/|title=Cowen remains as FF leader after meeting|work=RTÉ News|date=23 November 2010}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = November
|year = 2010
|con = Labour Panel
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = John Hanafin rejoins the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = November
|year = 2010
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = Labhrás Ó Murchú rejoins Fianna Fáil parliamentary party
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 26
|month = November
|year = 2010
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain =
|loss = Sinn Féin
|note = Pearse Doherty elected to the 30th Dáil in a by-election{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1126/294858-donegaltracker/|title=Live updates: Donegal by-election count|work=RTÉ News|date=26 November 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-11-30/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 206 No. 1|title=Election of Member to Dáil Éireann|date=30 November 2010}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Paschal Donohoe elected to the 31st Dáil{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-03-08/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 207 No. 10|title=Election of Members to Dáil Éireann|date=8 March 2011}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Nicky McFadden elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Brendan Ryan elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = John Paul Phelan elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Liam Twomey elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Alex White elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Paudie Coffey elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Dominic Hannigan elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Joe O'Reilly elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Labour Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Jerry Buttimer elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Labour Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Frances Fitzgerald elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Labour Panel
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Michael McCarthy elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Dublin University
|gain =
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = Shane Ross elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = February
|year = 2011
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Ciarán Cannon elected to the 31st Dáil
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 4
|month = March
|year = 2011
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss =
|note = Darragh O'Brien nominated to fill vacancy{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-03-08/3/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 207 No. 10|title=Nomination of Member|date=8 March 2011}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&disp=mem|title=23rd Seanad|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=23 March 2010}}
- [https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F23 Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 23rd Seanad]
{{Lists of members of Seanad Éireann}}